# Accident 20020104000129A: Hughes 369D, Butte, MT, January 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2002, 14:45 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Airport: Bert Mooney
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9548° N, 112.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BERT MOONEY (BTM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9548&lon=-112.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8393F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020104000129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT STATES THEY WERE FLYING LEVEL AT 600'-700' AGL IN FINE SNOW WHEN THE ENGINE WOUND DOWN JUST AS IF THE THROTTLE HAD BEEN ROLLED OFF. ENTERED AUTOROTATION TO MEDIAN STRIP AND HIT TAIL FIRST WHILE STRETCHING FOR A LEVEL SURFACE FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. TAIL BROKE OFF. ROTOR DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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